WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2018

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Machka9

lhscapil wrote: »

Machka - good you got in a run and some other exercise. I'm sure your DH looks forward to your visits a lot even tho he can't spring up from the bed and hug you quite yet.

Unfortunately I don't think he has any concept of time ... or not much anyway. I could spend 10 min there or 6 hours (as I have done on occasion ) and I don't think he would know the difference.

They tell me that they think he might recognise my voice but doubt he recognises my face. And he has no reaction at all when I say my name.

He's also a long way off standing. He's just accomplished breathing and now they are working on getting him to swallow. They figure that might happen in 2 or 3 weeks unless he suddenly catches on to it sooner. He managed to do it for about 45 min yesterday but was in too much distress then to continue.

So while he is making improvements and every little improvement makes me happy, they are small improvements and some days there are none at all.

But one doctor told me to look at it a week at a time rather than day by day. That was helpful. Just over a week ago his eyes were independent and fixed. Now they are synchronised and tracking. And occasionally it even appears that he focuses. A week ago he wasn't breathing on his own ... now he is.

It's all baby steps ... one week at a time. Kind of like how we lose weight!

Machka in Oz

kymarai

Heather UK That is so exciting!!!!!!

Rebecca- That is a beautiful view!

It has been a productive day here. Ready to buckle down on work paperwork while viewing some recorded TV.


Kylia in rainy and cold Ohio (I want spring back!)

kymarai

Machka- We continue to hold you in our prayers and on our shoulders. I like the doctor's view. Sometimes it can be hard to see the changes when looked at too closely.

((Hugs))

evie1958

Allie, well, better late than never, I guess! (about the will). Have to admit, going somewhere where there's seven dogs would make me need to take a nap too! lol
Becca, the new place looks so very nice! What a great find for the three of you!
KetoneKaren, your brother is a very talented man! That painting is quite incredible!
Heather, so sorry that you are feeling out of sorts about your book, kind of weird that they would get back to you so late! Hope you manage (or managed) to get some sleep, you and hubby both.
Machka, glad to hear that your life is returning even a little bit to something approaching normal. Keeping you both in my thoughts.
Lisa, so glad you have arrived! I'm sure Egg will settle soon enough, especially since she's still young, it shouldn't be too traumatic for her. Even our old girl managed to settle within a few weeks. It was just a matter of finding a spot that she felt was hers. We settled on the bottom of an occasional table, put her cushy blanket there and she was quite comfortable. She was also close to our chairs, so I could just reach down and give her a scratch, I think that helped a lot.
We had renters, but only very briefly. I'm only going to hit the important parts of this story, too long and boring otherwise. My parents, hubby and I bought a duplex almost 30 years ago. Mom passed and then Dad passed and we had to decide what to do with the other half. We knew we would sell eventually, but needed to figure it out in the meantime. I was selling off some of their stuff (and mine, if I must be honest!) on a site here called varagesale. It's like a virtual garage sale. Anyway, this woman came over to buy some stuff and her and a friend of hers ended up renting the house for almost a year! They were wonderful, I have to say. She asked if she could clean it in exchange for 1/2 months rent so they could move in mid December. I didn't even hesitate! I said yes! I did shampoo the carpets and hubby and I did some reno in the bathroom, very basic stuff, but the toilet had sprung a leak and the vanity was just a piece of garbage. The floor was trashed also, so we fixed that up, only spent two or three hundred (can't remember now!) on the bits and pieces and did the work ourselves. It looked like a new room, especially after it got painted too! I felt bad when they were moving out because she cleaned it then too, and then it got torn down. We sold to a developer and he tore down the whole thing, which was a good thing, they were both ready to fall down, and they are putting in 8 townhouses. They are going to be small, but the location is great, close to schools and shopping and the bus route. But I sure don't miss the area, the traffic was just getting to be too much. So much more peaceful in the new place!
That's it for me for now. Welcome to the newbies, congrats to those celebrating victories, hugs for those who need them!
Evelyn, Vancouver Island

fanncy0626

We moved to a different site

fanncy0626

Having trouble uploading pictures! That is not the picture I wanted to post but I will try again later! Now it won't let me post any at all.

tubbytracey

Donnakelly2015 - your message sounds like my life. Lol. I have tried Idea Protein and it was ok, but not a lifestyle change. My weight goes up and down constantly. I think my thyroid is still out of whack. The doctor has me on 112mg for the last month but not sure if it has helped. I will go back for tests at the end of the month Nice to see all your “spring” photos everyone. We are expecting 10-20 cm of snow here tomorrow. The weather is sucking in Canada.

exermom

Did some of the Daily Exercise Routine DVD. The plan for tomorrow is to do some on the hula hoop, hold my plank, then take the extremepump class.

Was eucharistic minister at mass this morning, went to return water to Food Lion since it wasn’t what Vince wanted and I just wanted to get it out of the house, now here. We’re under a tornado watch. I’m supposed to go to this place, Wine & Design, to finish my picture (which doesn’t look half bad from 5 feet away….lol)

I hear thunder and the wind is quite strong. Last time it was so windy, one of the dead trees at the back of our property blew down. Sure wish some of the trees that I’d like to get rid of would blow down.

Lisa – so glad you got there safe and sound

Karen in VA – beautiful artwork your brother did

Claudia – welcome. Awesome weight loss

Betty – what happens to the brass item or your hands if you touch the brass after using the Brasso. Do you have to use a lot of elbow grease? How long do you have to continue not touching the item without gloves?

Lanette – we have a Soma bed (water cylinders) and never have to flip it. Vince wanted this mattress topper for it. Personally, I feel we did fine before so I wouldn’t be bothered with it. But that’s just me. He like things really soft and I prefer it harder. With the cyliners you can adjust the amount of water in them so his side is softer than mine.

Probably overate yestery. Not sure by how much since it’s hard when you go out. But my stomach feels like it was taxed yesterday.

Heather – how exciting!

Went to Wine & Design and finished my painting. It definitely looks better from 5’ away!!! It’ll go in the condo so I don’t have to look at it much.

Allie – what a place to find the will! Glad you did find it, tho

Machka – you are one strong lady. Thanks for keeping us informed. Only good thoughts for you both

Mary – is there a special reason you moved?

Michele in NC

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wildhorsewendy

Machka, how awful it must be to see someone you love with such a traumatic injury to the brain. So very scary when you don't know when or how much he will recover. And you must feel very helpless to do much of anything. I really feel for you. Progress can just crawl at times.

Heather, I have been through the CreateSpace process three times. I actually went to a two-day course where they walked you through the steps. LOL I think the edit approval people must be in USA which accounts for late emails. I chose to upload my own pictures instead of using one of theirs. The formatting of the type is a bit tricky. I think next time, I would get one book sent to me as a hard copy so I can see if I like the lay out and how it actually looks printed. So many things to decide on, but it is really empowering to make the choices. And to know that if you don't like it, you can re-do it, choose a different size book, different type, different cover...whatever. Consider this your practice run, because it is really easy to change things.

I am at work right now, waiting for an accounting blip to be ironed out. Then I will go spend the rest of the day with the grandkids who are visiting right now. House looks like we've been robbed. Anything that can be tipped out has been. But I know it's only temporary chaos.
Wendy

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Katla49

Roundbutsound: Don't worry about feeling your comments may be stilted. Share anyway whenever you feel like it. We are all more eloquent some days than others. :flowerforyou:

Lanette: I agree that we are lucky to live beside water, even though we have to pay for flood insurance. I have to admit that the flood insurance is costly, but I'll be happy we have it if our house ever floods. We were able to buy this place after a 100-year flood because the original buyer backed out. The worst things we've had to deal with in the past few years are sea lions and raccoons. The sea lions jump onto the docks in the marina in front of our home and bark all night when the salmon are running. :grumble: This means we can't sleep. We've had a couple of beaver sightings in the last few days. :bigsmile: They've been dragging woody plants underneath a neighboring floating Yacht Club House. :ohwell: The worst part of all of this is that DH is no longer able to go aboard our boat, let alone sail it. We fell in love with sailing as newly-weds in our early 20s. He can't be aboard any more. :sad: This is why I spend time riding horses. I love riding, but miss the couple time and adventures aboard the boat.

Janetr: Grandchildren are among the rewards of a life well lived.

DonnaKelley2: Welcome! :flowerforyou:

Becca: I suspect the humidity on Whidbey Island is about the same as Astoria & surrounding communities. You seem to be happy and settling in well. Congratulations! :bigsmile:

(((Heather))) Congrats! :bigsmile:

Karen in VA: You aren't a kid anymore. You will undoubtedly make very good choices during retirement and have a great life. If you get bored you can work part time or volunteer.

(((Machka))) You are amazing, strong and loving.


I had a riding lesson today & it is obvious I have a lot left to learn. I did have a good time and picked up some new ideas. I'll call it a win although I think my teacher would shake her head and sigh.

Katla in beautiful NW Oregon

"It is not selfish to be happy. It is your highest purpose. Your joy is the greatest contribution you can make to life on the planet. A heart at peace with its owner blesses everyone it touches." ~ Alan Cohen

drkatiebug

Here are some before pictures of my niece’s craft room, which I organized into a combo craft/nursery room. I’ll post after pictures separately.

Poerava14

Matchka: No words, just hugs and strong thoughts and visions of your DH emerging back to health.

To everyone in the path of the storms and blizzards, wish I could send you some of our Colorado 70 degree sunshine. I spent 5 hours this weekend working on repotting perennials on my little deck. One of the plants came from my late neighbor friend. It is a huge prairie grass that grows like a weed. The plastic pot was chipping apart from the overgrowth, so it got a new home. I felt my friend's energy every minute I spent with my hands in that soil.

Made a chicken curry tonight with steamed broccoli slaw and rice for DH. Yum!

Stay well friends and have a great week. We can do this.

Rori
Colorado Foothills

drkatiebug

Here are the after pictures. I organized, my sister put the crib together, my sister and I shopped for the dresser, rocker, and rug, my niece decorated, and my niece’s husband hung the curtain rods and attached the shelves to the wall so they couldn’t be pulled over on climbing toddlers. It took me a day and a half to whip it into shape. I would have liked to have discarded more, but you can’t expect a clutterbug to give their stuff up that easily.

KetoneKaren

Katie That is a fabulous transformation! I love that craft room/nursery you created! Wowza!!!

Katla That is good advice. Thanks for the vote of confidence!

Machka I am so glad you are able to regain some semblance of balance in your life. And so sorry that your husband's progress is agonizingly slow. It isn't unusual for brain injury, but when the progress is measured incrementally, it must be very trying. (((Hugs)))

This is a picture of my brother taken 8 years ago when my granddaughter was one year old. He is the artist.






Karen in Virginia

PackerFanInGB

Janetr- Olivia is absolutely darling!! How could a person stop kissing those little cheeks? Thanks for sharing her with us. What a doll!

Kelly (KJ): I'm waving back at you! I remember you are in Michigan, correct? I'm going to have to look for you on my map. LOL! I'm glad you won't get the snow! We had 18" this morning when I woke up and an additional 11" falling all day. It's crazy! My DH has been out shoveling a path to the bird feeder several times today because he feels so bad for the birds in the wind and cold sitting and looking at the feeder! He is such a softie. He keeps going out and chopping the frozen seed and making sure the bunnies and squirrels have some on the ground too. I guess it will be in the 40's and 50's starting around Friday, so I sure hope this is the last snowfall for a long while!

I work for a health clinic organization and they've closed all the clinics in our county and surrounding counties until noon tomorrow, so I guess the one good thing is I get to sleep in a little. It's a good thing I happened to check my work email or I would have shown up at 7:30 a.m. I'm guessing they need time to clear parking lots and salt sidewalks so patients don't slip.

Lanette: I will have to check out TuneIn. I have earbuds in my tablet and I take it to bed every night. I read or look at Pinterest while I listen to podcasts or stories. I have one app called Stitcher that I use to listen to old time radio shows...like the old radio mysteries. Johnny Dollar, Dragnet, and some others. I loved listening to those when I was a kid and I still do. I fall asleep usually listening to it and never hear how the stories end!

Karen in VA Your brother is a very talented artist! I'm sorry to hear about his struggle. (((hugs)))

Rebecca I love your house! Love your view! Just lovely. I especially smiled at your old phone! I have not seen one of those in many years. Nostalgia came pouring in...

Machka I haven't been following the past month or two, so I apologize that I don't know the reason your DH is in the ICU but I want you to know how sorry I am. It must be absolutely heartbreaking and I am sending you hugs and prayers.

drkatiebug That is an amazing transformation! Nice job! I love that dresser. So quaint!

Time to put away my laptop and pay attention to my honey. Good night ladies. Have a safe and restful night!

Tracie, wrapped in a blanket curled up on the couch in windy snow-covered Wisconsin

drkatiebug

One more of the craft wall, organized, but before decorating. They say you can’t organize clutter, but I sure did try. Lol. We did move the step stool and bags out and relocate the tote to the closet.

fanncy0626

Michele- we moved to a different spot so that we could get Internet and cable. They only have it on this wall. They do have free Wi-Fi but it does not come in very well with everybody using it.



I thought you might enjoy this picture of my nephew and his dad!



Have a fantastic evening everyone!



Mary from Arizona